halacha Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures
    Halaka; Halakah.

WordNet

Ha*la"cha noun
Etymology
Heb. halachah.
Wordforms
plural
plural Halachoth
Definitions
  1. The general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law; one of two branches of exposition in the Midrash. See Midrash.

Webster 1913